vinyl

RELATED WORDS :

 : 
Noun
 : 
vi=nyl

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun vinyl has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

vinyln. [L. vinum wine + -yl.].
     The hypothetical radical C2H3, regarded as the characteristic residue of ethylene and that related series of unsaturated hydrocarbons with which the allyl compounds are homologous.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

vinyl, n. any plastic made by polymerizing a compound containing the vinyl group, esp. polyvinyl chloride.

Idiom
vinyl group the organic radical or group CH2CH.
Etymology
L vinum wine + -YL

For further exploring for "vinyl" in Webster Dictionary Online


created in 0.23 seconds
powered by
bible.org - YLSA